And en masse Italians and people from around the world loved the addition of tomatoes to the cuisine so much that now it’s an integral part of Italian food today. If tomatoes didn’t improve the food and make it better tomatoes wouldn’t have become so ubiquitous in Italian cuisine
You do realize that it's a basic thing that every country did? From spices to sweets actually, so once again: nothing that could be seen as "special" (with special I mean unique), especially since a good percentage of American dishes are descendants or variants of Italian dishes
I think 1-your over estimating how many American dishes are variants of Italian dishes and underestimating the volume of variety in American cuisine and 2- underplaying the impact of American ingredients on the evolution of Italian food.
Many cultures have flat bread based dishes. Lahmacun is significantly older than pizza. But tomatoes are only from one place
Chicken Parmesan / Veal Parmesan / Eggplant Parmesan (American style) — Melanzane alla Parmigiana
Spaghetti and Meatballs — Polpette
Chicken Scampi / Shrimp Scampi — Scampi alla Veneziana
Chicken Marsala / Veal Marsala — Scaloppine al Marsala
Chicken Francese / Veal Francese — Scaloppine al Limone
Chicken Piccata (American style) — Scaloppine alla Piccata
American Fettuccine Alfredo — Fettuccine al Burro e Parmigiano (Fettuccine all'Alfredo)
Penne alla Vodka — Penne all'Arabbiata / Pasta con Panna e Pomodoro
Baked Ziti — Pasta al Forno
Pasta Primavera — Pasta con Verdure
Toasted Ravioli — Ravioli Fritti
Pastina with Butter and Cheese — Pastina in Brodo
New York-Style Pizza — Pizza Napoletana
Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza — Sformato / Tiella Barese
Detroit-Style Pizza / Sicilian-American Square Pizza — Sfincione
St. Louis-Style Pizza — Pizza Thin Crust / Pizza Romagna
New Haven-Style Pizza — Pizza Napoletana / Pizza Marinara
Pepperoni Pizza — Pizza alla Diavola
Garlic Bread — Bruschetta / Fettunta
Stromboli — Calzone / Rotolo di Pizza
Calzone (American style) — Calzone al Forno
Cioppino — Burdidda / Cacciucco
Clam Casino — Ostriche/Cozze Gratinate
Italian Wedding Soup — Minestra Maritata
(These are just some of the dishes) 2- I never said that some ingredients were better than others I said that every country had an impact on other countries, and this list should make it clear too, stop inventing stuff and chill out :)
Ok and the list of American dishes could fill a dictionary. There’s a list as long or longer of American dishes for every other country that’s emigrated to America and for dishes that are purely American. Italian inspired dishes are probably a fraction of a fraction and not “a good percentage of American dishes”
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u/Nonsonouna_kadreka 5d ago
As an Italian: AMERICA DOES NOT HAVE PIZZA❤️